Carpal Tunnel Treatment Can Have Freedom From Pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is one of the leading causes of lost work and lost productivity at the office, and is a booming specialty when it comes to physical therapy. As the number of professionals who have to spend their entire day working at a keyboard increases, this boom in physical therapy cases is sadly unexpected. Keeping yourself out of the tender mercies of a physical therapist is a good way to save money, and we’re going to show you how.
Start by cutting back on the routine tasks that go hand in hand with carpal tunnel syndrome. If possible, avoid using that hand for anything, save when absolutely necessary; and this should last for at least a few days, and a week or more is strongly recommended. The aim is to release the pressure on swollen tendon sheathes, which are the root cause of the problem. If your dominant hand is the one with the wounded wrist, this can be something of a challenge.
For people who get carpal tunnel syndrome from keyboarding, there are a number of ergonomic changes you can make to your workspace. First, switch from a mouse to a trackball. More physical rehabilitation costs are incurred from using mice than any other piece of office equipment, starting from swollen bursa sacks in the elbow to tendonitis in the shoulder to carpal tunnel syndrome on the wrist. Other things to do include making your keyboard sit at the same height as the arm rests on your chairs, so that your elbows are at the same height as your wrist when you type. Ergonomic keyboards are also wrist savers, as are wrist pads at the base of the keyboard.
About every hour or so, give yourself a 10-minute break (make sure your manager understands why you have to do this). Get up from your task and just walk about and maybe shake out your wounded wrist. This helps prevent you from pushing yourself too hard and maybe causing more harm to your wrist. You should also massage your wrist and hand. You should do this at lunch time, at home, and whenever you get a chance. This helps with blood circulation, which can possibly help heal the swollen joints and tissues that are putting the pressure on the median nerve.
Other things you can do include wearing a splint or brace when you sleep, or sleeping with your hand draped off the edge of the bed. You want to prevent wrist movements that could trigger more irritation and inflammation. Try this immobilization routine for a week or so and see if it gives your wrists time to recovery. Other things you might consider doing, in addition to stretching exercises, are regular heating and icing of the wrist to keep it limber.
Beyond these home remedies comes the realm of the physical therapist. There are several specialized exercises designed to strengthen the muscles around the carpal tunnels, and they’re usually non invasive, though they may recommend hot wraps and compresses after the exercises to keep the muscles and tendons in the right place while new muscle tissue is built up. The ultimate goal is to get carpal tunnel syndrome to fade away on its own.
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